SPIRITUAL MAN. Some have the mistaken belief that all
Christians are good, but the Bible tells us there are Christians who are
carnal. “And I, brethren,
could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as
unto babes in Christ. I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for
hitherto ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able. For ye
are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and
divisions, are ye not carnal,” (I Corinthians 3:1-3) Paul was referring to
the “meat” of God’s Word, and he said
they could not handle it for they were still on the basic teachings as “babes” who could only drink “milk.” We find a similar statement in
Hebrews, “Of whom we have many things to
say, and hard to be uttered, seeing ye are dull of hearing. For when for the
time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be
the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of
milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk is unskilful in the
word of righteousness: for he is a babe. But strong meat belongeth to them that
are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to
discern both good and evil.” (Hebrews 5:11-14) There are Christians who
have never grown in the Lord, and will never grow because they are “unskilful in the word”. A person who is “unskilled” in the Bible does not study
it. (see STUDY) He will often allow many things into his life that a carnal
person would do (Romans 12:2). And because of the life that he lives, many lost
will use him as an excuse for why they do not get right with the Lord. Only
they will not call him a baby Christian, but a "hypocrite".